TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: ” For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, ‘ If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread. But Jesus told him, No! The scriptures say, People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:1-4— “Get out of here, Satan, Jesus told him. For the scriptures say, you must worship the Lord your God and serve him only. Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of him.” Matthew 4: 10-11
TODAY’S MESSAGE: The temptations of Jesus took place at his weakest moments. The scriptures tell us that he had fasted forty days and forty nights and that he had become very hungry. How would you feel if you had been without food for forty days and forty nights? We would be very weak and probably very susceptible to temptation. That is exactly where Jesus was. The difference was that Jesus had been fasting and praying. He had been gaining strength from the Father. Yes, as a human he was hungry and weak, but his spirit was strong and healthy. The devil came to him with his guns loaded. He gave Jesus every opportunity to succumb through weakness, but the Lord was able to overcome the temptations and send the devil on his way with his tail between his legs. You and I must be very vigilant at every turn. When we are down or when we become sad or weak, we become vulnerable. These are the times that we need to get on our knees and begin to pray. We need to praise our Lord in heaven and ask for his help. We must go to his scriptures and read his promises for our lives. We must strengthen our spirit and become ready for the attacks of the devil. If we don’t, we may become defeated and end up listening to and doing things we may not otherwise do. However, as children of God we have a way to success and victory and that way is Jesus! We must keep him first in our thoughts and in our ways. When we do, we will find that He never lets us down! JESUS IS LORD! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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